Sub Battle Simulator
Platform: Commodore 64
Gametype: Undefined
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Sub Battle Simulator is set in World War 2, with the player on the American or German side. Six different submarines are simulated in a total of 60 missions. You will have to navigate, using five different levels of mapping, and plan attacks based on weather and surroundings, paying close attention to the radar. Watch out for torpedoes and Sonars.

This was the first submarine simulation to include aircraft as opponents. You can choose to remain on the surface and defend yourself with your guns, or dive and hope to avoid the bomb and/or strafing that'll surely follow.

Trivia

Sub Battle Simulator is the ONLY sub simulator for its time that includes aircrafts as opponents. You can choose to remain on the surface and defend yourself with your guns, or dive and hope to avoid the bomb and/or strafing that'll surely follow. 

Sub Battle Simulator is a naval combat simulation computer game released by Epyx in 1987. The game was developed by Digital Illusions, Inc. It was released on several platforms, including the Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Commodore 64, Atari ST and IBM-compatible PCs. 

Sub Battle Simulator sets the action in times of World War 2, with the player on the American or German side. There are 60 missions in which the player can command six different submarines. The player is responsible for navigation, using five different levels of mapping, attacks' planning based on weather and surroundings as well as paying attention to the radar. The game gives the possibility to play underwater or on the surface. 

Game reviewers Hartley and Pattie Lesser complimented the game in their "The Role of Computers" column in Dragon #122 (1987), calling it "the finest of the submarine simulation games" and stating "This is a real winner for wargaming enthusiasts!"

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Description from the packaging:

This is your chance to embark on what is unquestionably the most detailed, realistic, all-encompassing war simulation ever created.
As Commanding Officer, you'll direct one of six U.S. Navy subs or German Kreigsmarine U-Boats, during any year from 1939 to 1945 in either ocean. You'll be ordered to perform one of 60 different missions, each one based on actual historical scenarios, ranging from seek and destroy to rendezvous and lifeguarding.

Or you'll engage the hardest mission of all: To last through the entire war.
Start at the top and work your way to the bottom. Each vessel is completely unique and painstakingly authentic, so you'll have a lot to learn before you submerge. Every aspect of underwater warfare - navigation, weather, repairs, even contending with the danger of enemy aircraft, ramming a destroyer or bumping a depth charge -will play a part as you map your overall strategy.
And then there's the matter of your personal arsenal. Deck and anti-aircraft guns. Torpedoes. Mines. And guts. You'll have them all. But then, so will your enemy.
A war game that's more war than game.
There have been many combat simulations. Even a few involving submarines. But none have had the degree of authenticity, number of variables, scope or gut-wrenching action of this one.
The fact is, it's a challenge of unbelievable depth.
The question is, can you handle the pressure?


http://www.mobygames.com/game/c64/sub-battle-simulator
http://pcmuseum.ca/details.asp?id=38395&type=Software
